Environmental toxicology : impacts of environmental toxicants on living systems

著者

• Yu, Ming-Ho

書誌事項

Environmental toxicology : impacts of environmental toxicants on living systems

Ming-Ho Yu

Lewis Publishers, c2001

• : alk. paper

注記

Includes bibliographies and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

How are pollutants transformed after their release into the environment? How are organisms exposed, and how do physiological alterations impact population dynamics and community structure? What direct or indirect impacts occur? As early as the 50s and 60s people living near industrial plants began to recognize undesirable changes in their environment - and to ask these very questions. The discipline of environmental toxicology addresses these questions. Written by an expert with over twenty years experience, Environmental Toxicology covers the physiological and toxicological effects of environmental toxicants on living systems. It explores the sources, and the physical and chemical characteristics of toxicants. It goes further to highlight their impact on plants, animals, and humans. The author furnishes information on the mechanism of action of individual chemicals and chemical combinations including cellular damage at the molecular level. He defines environmental toxicology and discusses the relationship between human activities and their impacts on living systems. He furnishes an overview of our changing environment and the possible link between that environment and the changing pattern of human diseases. Environmental Toxicology provides fundamental knowledge on the toxicological effects of environmental chemicals on living systems. Its fifteen chapters cover the occurrence of toxicants, air pollution, environmental metals, pesticides and related materials such as PCBs and dioxins, mutagenesis, and environmental cancer. This useful resource will enhance your knowledge of the impacts of environmental toxicants on living organisms.

目次

Introduction Study of Environmental Toxicology Postwar Development and the Environment Environmental Pollution and Law Importance of Environmental Toxicology Environmental Change and Health Our Changing Environment Our Changing Disease Pattern Examples of Environmental Diseases Occurrence of Toxicants Visible Smoke or Fog Offensive Odors Agricultural Damage Intoxication of Animals Injuries to Humans Acute and Chronic Effects Damage Process and Action of Toxicants Plants Mammalian Organism Mechanism of Action Factors Affecting Xenobiotic Action Physicochemical Properties Dose/Concentration Duration and Mode of Exposure Environmental Factors Interaction Biological Factors Nutritional Factors Metabolism of Environmental Chemicals Types of Biotransformation Mechanisms of Biotransformation Consequence of Biotransformation Factors Influencing Biotransformation Characteristics of the Cytochrome P450s Defense Responses to Toxicants Responses of Humans/Animals Responses of Plants Air Pollution - Inorganic Gases Sulfur Dioxide Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Carbon Monoxide Air Pollution - Particulate Matter Characteristics Formation of Particulates Toxicity Silica Beryllium Asbestos Environmental Fluoride Occurrence and Forms of Fluoride Sources of Environmental Fluoride Industrial Sources of Fluoride in the Environment Effects on Plants Effects on Animals Effects on Humans Volatile Organic Compounds Sources Petroleum Hydrocarbons Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Environmental Metals Lead Cadmium Mercury Nickel Arsenic Pesticides and Related Materials Insecticides Herbicides Polychlorinated Biphenyls Polybrominated Biphenyls Dioxin Mutagenic Pollutants Types of Mutation Effect of Mutations Induction of Mutation Environmental Cancer Causes of Cancer Stages in the Development of Cancer Metastasis Classification of Carcinogens Metabolism of Carcinogens DNA Repair Glossary Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA55311750
• ISBN:
  • 156670474X
• LCCN: 00030444
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boca Raton
• ページ数/冊数: 255 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : RA1226
  • DC21 : 571.9/5
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Environmental toxicology